1957 Ferrari 625 TRC
- Engine
- 2.5L inline-four (Tipo 625), ~225 bhp (25% above standard 500 TRC's 180 bhp); currently fitted with a V12 250 TR-derived engine producing ~322 bhp
- Colour
- Dark silver with a red center stripe
Chassis 0680 MDTR is one of only two 625 TRC 'hot-rod' Ferraris specially commissioned by John von Neumann, Ferrari's pioneering California distributor, combining the proven Tipo 625 Grand Prix engine with the 500 TRC sports-racing chassis for a roughly 25% power increase over the standard car. Completed in June 1957, it debuted at European hillclimbs in Austria and Switzerland before arriving in California for the inaugural Laguna Seca meeting. Considered a direct precursor to the legendary 250 Testa Rossa, it is among the most historically significant four-cylinder Ferrari sports racers of the 1950s.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$9,000,000 – US$11,000,000
- 1957-06-26 →Factory deliveryJohn von Neumannfull documentation
Von Neumann took European delivery of chassis 0680 MDTR upon completion, initially using it for select European Mountain Championship hillclimbs before shipping it to California. The car retained a temporary Italian registration plate from its European use.
Competition
- 1957-08-15European Mountain ChampionshipGaisberg HillclimbDriver: John von Neumann7th overall
Von Neumann posted a time of approximately 10 minutes 29 seconds. Period photographs confirm the car ran with standard Appendix C windscreen.
- 1957-08-25European Mountain ChampionshipGrosser Bergpreis der Schweiz, LenzerheideDriver: John von Neumann2nd in class
Von Neumann recorded a time of roughly 7 minutes 24 seconds. Period imagery corroborates the car's configuration at this event.
- 1957-11-01Inaugural Laguna Seca MeetingDriver: John von Neumann2nd overall
The car was held back for the preliminary race but driven by von Neumann in the main event, leading for most of it before a gearbox issue in the closing laps forced him to settle for second place.
Maintenance & restoration
No maintenance or restoration records.
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